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Justin Lee LangerBorn: 21 November 1970, Perth, Western AustraliaMajor Teams: Middlesex, Western Australia, Australia. Known As: Justin Langer Batting Style: Left Hand Bat Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Other: Wicket-Keeper Test Debut: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, 4th Test, 1992/93 Latest Test: Australia v England at Brisbane, 1st Test, 2002/03 ODI Debut: Australia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1993/94 Latest ODI: Australia v England at Lord's, Texaco Trophy, 1997 First-Class Debut: Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 1991/92 List A Debut: Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, 1992/93 Nephew of Rob Langer (Western Australia, 1973/74 to 1981/82) Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy 1990 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2001 Career Statistics:TESTS (including 07/11/2002) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 55 91 5 3708 223 43.11 50.89 12 16 35 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 1 0 3 0 - - 0 0 - 3.00 ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS (including 25/05/1997) M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 8 7 2 160 36 32.00 88.88 0 0 2 1 O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-CLASS (1991/92 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 216 378 40 17231 274* 50.97 55 65 182 0 O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ Bowling 62 18 199 5 39.80 2-17 0 0 74.4 3.20 LIST A LIMITED OVERS (1992/93 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Batting & Fielding 153 148 15 4977 146 37.42 5 38 67 2 O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ Bowling 32.1 215 7 30.71 3-51 0 0 27.5 6.68 - Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS. StatsGuru Filters for Justin LangerStatistics involving Justin LangerArticles about Justin Langer
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Profile:A slightly built batsman whose talents have seen him represent Western Australia, Middlesex and Australia, Justin Langer has long been a prolific scorer at first-class level.The nephew of former WA batsman Robbie Langer, he first rose to prominence on the back of his superb 149 in the Sheffield Shield Final of 1991-92. A glorious innings which not only gave hint of his fine powers of concentration but also his capacity to revel amid intense pressure, it set the tone for the defiant approach to run scoring which has been his trademark ever since. In the following season, his bravery in weathering an inspired pace bowling assault from Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh in each innings of his debut Test only enhanced his reputation. While he has never truly established a permanent place at international level, Langer has ultimately become an outstanding contributor to Australian Test teams during recent seasons. He was a regular at number three for a period of two-and-a-half years from the late 1990s, bringing his fierce determination and his wide mix of defensive and attacking strokes to bear in a number of memorable innings. Among these, his hand of 127 in the midst of a remarkable Test-winning partnership of 238 with Adam Gilchrist against Pakistan in Hobart in 1999-2000 remains widely acknowledged as the finest. By his own admission, the hard-working Western Australian left hander then met one of the lowest ebbs of his career on Australia's 2001 Ashes tour when he surrendered his hard-earned mantle as his country's first-choice number three batsman. But an opportunity at the end of that five-match series to replace Michael Slater in a role as an opener has allowed Langer to reclaim his Test spot and again showcase his inestimable worth to Australian cricket. Alongside a remarkable five centuries in seven matches for the Western Australian upon his return to Test cricket, he joined with fellow left hander Matthew Hayden to craft an astonishing four double-century stands in the space of their initial ten appearances together. In registering as many partnerships in excess of the 200 mark, they duly realised a feat that had never previously been bettered by any pair of openers in the entirety of Test match history. (John Polack, June 2002) © 2002 CricInfo Ltd |
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